Apparently, the leaders of Connecticut wanted to establish a new town, and they negotiated with Chief Squantz, but Chief Squantz moved to the north end of Squantz Pond, and refused to sell. They returned in the Spring of 1725, and found that Chief Squantz had died during the winter. His four sons and heirs refused to sign the deeds, so it was four years later that the white men finally got the drawn marks of several other native people (who may not have had authority to sell the land), and they "purchased" Sherman and New Fairfield, for the equivalent of about 300 dollars. The name means "water flowing from the hills". Naromiyocknowhusunkatankshunk
rear sprocket pac man damage miles and miles of gravel Drank too many of those 32 ounce beers last night. Got back on the Loneliest Road and went east through Ely, where we found Utah route 21, which seemed even lonelier. It's narrower, hotter, and has a lot less traffic. Lonelier. Almost scary. Gravelly. A good place to pick up a stone and break a drive belt. When we crossed into Utah, we set the clock forward to Mountain Time, and got on I 15 southbound to Hurricane, UT, where the temp. was a searing 98 degrees. This was quite a change from the 48 degrees when we left Eureka, NV. We couldn't find a restaurant near the hotel that served beer (Mormons!), so we opted for Subway sandwiches and a six pack in the room. Took the Road Glide through a nearby car wash and removed just some of the over 4500 miles of bugs and grime. Pack Man Cracks: that’s the official designation in the Harley Davidson Service Manual, and I discovered it after returning from a cross country bla
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